The Effect of Langmuir Circulation on the Surface Boundary Layer.

Abstract

The objectives of the effort were to improve our understanding of the dynamics of Langmuir circulation, to examine its role in controlling the vertical fluxes of heat and momentum which determine the mean vertical structure of the upper ocean, and to make progress toward incorporating the effect of Langmuir circulation in models predicting how the ocean responds to atmospheric forcing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 27, 1996
Accession Number
ADA315907

Entities

People

  • Albert J. Plueddemann
  • Robert A. Weller

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Chemistry
  • Data Acquisition
  • Dynamics
  • Frequency
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Momentum
  • Observation
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Physics
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Surface Waves
  • Waves
  • Wind Stress

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers